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Behavioral Health

Our Behavioral Health program includes evidence-based trauma-informed behavioral health, education, employment, therapy, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment resources, case management, and aftercare. Our Behavioral Health team works with our Participants, beginning at intake to our shelter, during the housing process, and for two years after they have found stable housing.

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Steps to Health is CARF Accredited.

TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE

Many of those who have experienced trauma react in ways that we may not understand. Trauma-informed care seeks to understand the individual by asking "what happened to you" instead of "why did you do that?"


Trauma-informed care focuses on developing and nurturing therapeutic relationships with Participants. We utilize a wide-range of evidence-based treatments, such as Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Functional Family Therapy.

EMPLOYMENT EDUCATION

Improvement in income is a critical component of our time-sensitive housing programs and the long-term housing stability of those we serve.


Our Employment Solutions program provides the opportunity for unemployed program Participants to work one-on-one with our employment specialists to gain and maintain employment.


Our work-readiness based program supports families and individuals through counseling, vocational training, education, work referrals, and a variety of other resources that impact employment.

CASE MANAGEMENT

Case management is an integral part of our program at Leading Families Home.


Case management means that each Participant in our shelter receives one-on-one support and guidance from our team of educated and experienced case managers.


Our case managers provide educational and emotional support, practical help with everyday matters, and aftercare.

Meet Our Case Management Team >

Behavioral Health Articles

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Keeping Hope Alive for Our Shelter Participants

By Leading Families Home • September 30, 2020
Experiencing homelessness is devastating. Those who come to our emergency shelter do so for a variety of reasons, such as fleeing domestic abuse, a disability, loss of income, the incarceration of a partner, and substance use disorders. Although living at Beach House Family Shelter is better than ...
Behavioral health is helping kids in Toledo, Ohio, process emotions

We’re Helping Kids Process Emotions – Here’s How

By Leading Families Home • September 16, 2020
The Kids Feelings Expression Group is a new program offered through Leading Families Home’s Steps to Health department. It is taught to children ages 4 to 18, who reside at Beach House Family Shelter and in our housing programs. Why The purpose of this group is to ...
Behavioral Health is changing the lives of the homeless in Toledo, Ohio

How Our Steps to Health Program Is Changing Lives

By Leading Families Home • September 2, 2020
Thanks to our amazing donors who continually provide much needed support to our shelter, we were able to create a new branch in our program: Steps to Health. Steps to Health provides evidence-based, trauma informed care to our Participants. This care and support enables them to ...

Can Homelessness Be Predicted in Childhood?

By Leading Families Home • August 28, 2020
It’s often difficult to understand why people behave in certain ways, especially if those behaviors are hurtful and negative. Why would a woman stay in an abusive relationship? Why would someone drop out of high school? Or engage in substance abuse?  What about experiencing homelessness? What ...

The Real Reason People Become Homeless

By Leading Families Home • July 20, 2020
People experience homelessness for many reasons – reasons that may be different than what you think. People may face homelessness because they can’t afford housing in the city where they live or due to health issues or personal circumstances that they cannot control, such as ...

ADDITIONAL SERVICES OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDES

  • Service linkage with community agencies on Participants' behalf, and assist Participants with navigating community resources


  • Coordinates school enrollment working with McKinney Vento liaisons to provide children with continued education while in the shelter


  • Coordinates referral services for children assessments/therapy with community agencies such as HYPE (Helping Young People Excel)


  • Provides support and advocacy with court/legal system, children services, social security, JFS, landlords, and housing programs

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